European Gardening: Blackbirds and Busy Lizzies., 1 by Patbarr

Patbarr wrote:
The blackbirds in my garden are busy feasting on the Mahonia berries just now, but none seem to have raised any young yet. The Magpie took a nest full of fledglings from the hedge yesterday, so that pair will have to start again poor things. I had heard that nasty rattling noise the magpie makes, but wasn't sure where it was until it was too late.

We are also over run with cats. My cat, Blossom, has got a taste for Dunnocks at the moment. We are now reduced from three pairs to one and two halves since she had two in two days. I tried to get one off her, but she took it under a bush and ate it, then sicked it up outside the backdoor. Horrid creature. She also likes to sleep upside down.